On Mon, 2003-01-06 at 11:12, Jim White wrote: > Mike Hearn wrote: > > Supposedly Mac OS X already has the largest installed base of > > any single *nix distribution... > > > > Actually, according to figures from Apple and IDC (guess which is more > > neutral) desktop Linux has at least double and possibly quadruple the > > installed userbase of MacOS X. I have pointed this out several times > > when people make statements such as that, and have yet to be refuted, > > ... > > Do you have any references for those statistics? The thing that IDC > just said is that they expect new Linux desktop shipments to pass new > Mac OS X shipments within the next year or two. Even if that comes to > pass (which I very much doubt), that doesn't directly address the > installed base size.
The only stats I personally find compelling are those from Google: http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist/zeitgeist-sept02.html I've been waiting oh so long for that to tick from 1% to 2%; that will signal the beginning of the desktop revolution to me. Sadly, I think Google rounds up generously, so I suspect it will be a while before we even have a legitimate 1%. Jer